 Hey everyone, Nathan from Nintendo Prime and I actually want to talk to you today about something that's been near and dear To my heart and this is the future of the switch platform after PlayStation 5 and the next Xbox presumably release next year and There's been a lot of concern showing out there because of things like is the switch pro real is a switch revision in August What the switch pro is? Even if the switch pro is real does it really make the switch comparable enough to even a base PlayStation 4 and Xbox one to even like get future third-party games And I'm not here to tell you that third-party games on switch don't matter I actually did make a video about how the switch doesn't need AAA third-party games But is obviously a better platform for having them getting games like the Witcher 3 this year getting you know a week from now We get Wolfenstein young blog getting those kind of games on switch does factually make Nintendo switch a better gaming platform So I'm not here to tell you that switch, you know is better off without those games But what I am here to maybe ease your mind a little bit is why Nintendo shouldn't have to worry About what's happening with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett at least they shouldn't have to worry about it in the near future And I'm not just talking 2019. I'm talking 2020. I'm talking 2021 I firmly believe that Nintendo with switch has nothing to worry about Probably until I don't know about halfway through the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett generation Now I think a important thing when we talk about generations is technically Nintendo switch is already part of that generation We you is actually the PlayStation 4 and Xbox one generation and switch actually jump-started the Current or the next gen or whatever you guys want to call it But I get it. That's just semantics and for argument's sake on you know, how you want to pair platforms together I get that Nintendo switch factually is not as strong as a base PlayStation 4 and Xbox one and not really even that close and you hear things today like The people behind Wolfenstein young blood talking about how it's basically a miracle that panic button could even get young blood on switch and how hard they push that engine and How amazing panic button is by trying to get this big massive triple-a game that wouldn't otherwise be on a mobile platform Like a phone running on a Nintendo switch and I get it a lot of this sounds like when you know the PlayStation 5 and The next Xbox did here that switch is gonna start to not get the third-party games It does get that we might have to worry about not getting the next Mortal Kombat game after We just got Mortal Kombat 11 that we might not get the next doom after doom eternal that we might not get the next Wolfenstein after young blood That you know any hope of cyberpunk 2077 could be tossed out the door as the focus switches to make it a PlayStation 5 and Xbox scarlet version of that game and not really focusing on down You're quote-unquote downpourting to get on switch That the next you know Witcher game whether it's you know, it probably the Witcher 4 They're done with the Geralt story the geralt I can't remember which way was pronounced, but They are going to be working on you know spin-off games I'm sure for that franchise eventually and you know, are we gonna get that are we gonna get you know elder scroll six That's you know a next-gen game or the next fallout There's a lot of and if so about tech NBA 2k that we are getting this year again for the third consecutive year Are we gonna have to worry about getting NBA 2k next year? We're gonna have to worry about getting it the year after that These are all fair questions and I cannot sit here and look at you guys through this camera and tell you honestly that there is Zero credible concern because there is there's obviously always going to be concerned when you're talking about You know more powerful systems and the games being made primarily for those systems then coming to switch because as it stands Right now switch is not the first platform these companies think about when they're making these games now The one caveat is Square Enix. I think the next Octopath Traveler game obviously switch is one of the initial platforms in consideration I think the future of that franchise is probably pretty secure on switch But when we're talking about other games like maybe getting Final Fantasy 15 or the next Final Fantasy game or something like that The future on that is much less certain. So what I want to let you guys know is The logic I am working with here on why Nintendo's not gonna have to worry about it at least for a while and that is because the PlayStation 5 and the next Xbox Don't replace the Nintendo switch Let me explain now the Nintendo switch that launched back in 2017 is a neat little platform. You can dock it and play in portal or TV mode You can take it handheld you can take off each joy-con play sideways It does all these little transformations But the main brunt of it is that it's built on mobile technology the Tegra X1 And it is a mobile platform for all intents and purposes that can be docked with your TV The PlayStation 5 you can't just pick it up and walk out the door with it and keep playing your games You won't be able to do it with the Xbox Scarlett either now The caveat is streaming services, you know like Project X cloud might be able to offer some of that functionality Streaming is one method, but if you're not in the game streaming They don't really replace switch. It doesn't matter how powerful about it doesn't matter if they're 14 Teraflops of performance and true 4k at 120 FPS or whatever 8k like they touted which by the way They're not gonna support 8k PC like PC the highest MPC hardware can't even do 8k so let's not even Fathom the guess 8k unless they're just talking about 8k movies or something when those are starting to become more prominent But the point is that those platforms don't actually replace what the Nintendo switch does isn't that interesting? You can't just pick up the next God of War game and keep playing it on your PlayStation 5 It's just not gonna be possible So the argument isn't so much that those platforms are you know gonna replace this It's that because they don't replace this that it's going to maintain its relevance for longer Because one thing we have to remember and we just have a recent example of this from the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox one launched All of the games all the multi-platform third-party games anyways that came to those systems for the first two and a half years of their existence Also released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and some of those games are still being released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 I mean I will be the show was going to PlayStation 3 forever So the point I'm making here is that just because these next-generation Platforms exist and are out in the wild and being bought in the millions Doesn't mean that the older platforms that have been out for longer are left in the dust In fact as long as there's a big install base that don't currently own a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox one They keep releasing the games on those platforms to keep making them what we you know Dubbed this generation as cross-gen games and I know that frustrates some people who own at the end of owning the latest and greatest Hardware because one's everything is not being cross-gen so game stop being held back Well, there's not a lot of evidence that games are really held back more so that the engines are that flexible that unreal engine 4 is Flexible enough to still run on an Xbox 360 while also bringing you the best of the best visuals on an Xbox one X So what happened is game engines became more flexible I don't really think there was as many sacrifices as people would like to think so my Goal here is to just tell you guys that because the games are still gonna be coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox one for the neck. You know, I don't know until 2022 2023 Somewhere in there that means all those games still have just as good of a chance as they do today of coming to Nintendo Switch what's going to determine if third-party games leave the switch and stop releasing on it It's not going to be the PlayStation 5. It's not going to be the Xbox Scarlett It's not even gonna be a project xCloud or Google Stadia What's going to determine when and if third-party games stop coming out on Nintendo Switch triple-lay variety ones is If we stop buying them guys if we don't show up and buy games like the Witcher 3 the complete edition on switch We don't buy Wolfenstein young blog or doom eternal We stop buying NBA 2k if we stop buying FIFA granted. I know it's a pair of back FIFA, but whatever see a you know They're gonna abandon Switch as fast as they possibly can if the opportunity arises the point I'm making here is if we keep buying the games Buying the Diabolo's of the world and all that they keep coming out on the platform the civilization sixes We're gonna keep getting games because what we failed to think about when we talk about next-gen platforms And you know how much we need a switch pro to combat those platforms and all that what we forget is that these companies exist to make Money they don't necessarily care about always having the biggest and greatest Technology out there they will bring their games to the places. They think make them the most money So if we keep showing up and buying the moral combat elevens of the world They're gonna keep bringing those games to switch for as long as possible and by the time they stop making these down porting down ported versions for PlayStation 3 and You know a place they should be replacement for and Xbox one that can be them ported You know again over to switch by the time they consider to stop doing that We'll already be talking about a switch to at that point or whatever Nintendo has coming next because remember the average Nintendo life cycle is five to six years or in 2022 and 2023 Guess where we're at five to six years on the market and now it's time to start talking about what's next or even Releasing that next platform and I hope it's a switch to I hope they they go all out and and continue with this Convenient play at home and on the go-form factor, especially with game streaming out there Nintendo You know they claim they're acutely aware game streaming So this is actually a great way to combat it for people who don't want to worry about internet connections as much when they're Playing their games, but that's neither here nor there My point I'm just making is you don't need to worry about support for the switch if you keep buying the games That's really the bottom line if you stop buying the games So you could play the PlayStation 5 version so you could play the Xbox Scarlett version That's what's going to lead to this getting less support But if we keep showing up keep buying it, I don't think there'll be an issue And I think this actually has a bit more longevity out of it than say a PlayStation 4 and Say an Xbox one or Xbox one X or PlayStation 4 Pro because people already know there's a newer version of that PlayStation There's a newer version of that Xbox that does everything that PlayStation everything that Xbox does has full backwards compatibility But also gets the best-looking versions of the games Whereas if there isn't a new version of switch, we already know when we're on the go unless we want to use an internet connection This is the best mobile gaming console like experience We're going to have and because of that because those platforms don't actually directly replace this believe it or not Despite the fan bickering Believe it or not Those systems don't even directly compete with a switch a PlayStation 4 than an Xbox one They're not competing with this platform. This platform is not even attempting to compete with those. Yeah It's a home console. So there's all the they play video games I guess that's as far as you say the competition goes. They're all systems that play video games But that's like saying the 3ds was competing with oh, just say a 3ds could dock with a TV and I'll put the 720p Or whatever. Oh the 3ds is competing with the PlayStation 3 next. No Like this is a mobile platform first regardless of what Nintendo says and because of that It is not really in direct competition with things like the next Xbox in the next PlayStation. It's in competition with itself Nintendo owns a hybrid Market of convenience all to themselves that PlayStation used to try to do with the PSP and the Vita And now they don't and because nobody else is really doing it on the scale that Nintendo's doing it They don't really need to be worried about what the competition is doing the brilliant So what Nintendo is doing with releasing their new gen of whatever this is mid-generation of PlayStation 5 and The next Xbox is that they don't need to be concerned about trying to match them in power They don't need to be concerned about matching the next generation of power They could just keep releasing these middle of generation new systems moving forward that keep the ability To not be as powerful but be significant upgrades over the prior version of those systems So they can maintain relevance and continue to get the same kind of games that get when companies decide to stop supporting Quote-unquote last-gen hardware. So the point I'm really making here is folks We don't need to worry about the Xbox Scarlett now. We don't need to worry about the PlayStation 5 now or even next year Really the only thing we need to worry about is that Nintendo keeps up every five to six years And as long as they do that as long as they don't really have any other competition in this space Nintendo's gonna be just fine They're always gonna get the great Nintendo games. But beyond that, I think the third-party support Why would it go anywhere when it's selling is what would crash team racing is sold almost as many copies on switch It's sold on Xbox one. Why would they stop releasing crash games on switch just because PlayStation 5 is here like that They it doesn't logically make any sense Companies like money and if there's money to be made a significant margin, they're gonna keep bringing games So as long as we keep buying the games as long as we keep wanting to play them on the go as well as on our TV on one single Platform without bouncing back and forth between PlayStation 5 and PC and switch and whatever as long as we are willing to Make the sacrifice is necessary to take the games with us and keep purchasing them We're not gonna need to worry about it. The thing that's going to kill third-party games on switch is us We are our own worst enemy We are why third-party games and stop coming to switch because we would be the ones to stop buying them Personally, I plan to keep buying triple A third-party games on switch Even though I have other ways to play them because this is the most convenient way for me to play them anywhere any time I want Until there's something better than that I don't think Nintendo is gonna have a problem Continuing to get at least the current version of triple A support that they get so that's my thoughts in that I actually want to know your guys's thoughts on the next gen and the future of switch down on the comments below I might be a lot to take in here You know, maybe I rambled a bit too much because that's what I do I ramble But I really genuinely want to know your opinions on this topic So let me know down in the comments below if you enjoyed this video drop a like subscribe for more content And I'll catch every single one of you guys in the next video